Ram Gopal Varma best movies list – top box office hits
1. Siva – 1989
Siva was directed by Ram Gopal Varma and starred Akkineni Nagarjuna, Amala Akkineni and Raghuvaran. Movie was a Biggest Hit at box office and broke several records at box office. Film tells the story of college student who accidentally involves in college politics and local mafia war. On his first day of college the college gangster involves in a small fight and he beats up the leader. College leader has connections to local politicians and local mafia. Rest of the story is about college students involving in mafia.
2. Shiva – 1990
Shiva was directed by Ram Gopal Varma and starred Nagarjuna, Amala, Raghuvaran and Paresh Rawal. It is the remake of Telugu film Siva released in 1989.
3. Kshana Kshanam – 1991
Kshana Kshanam was directed by Ram Gopal Varma and starred Venkatesh, Sridevi, Paresh Rawal and Brahmanandam. Film was a blockbuster hit at box office. Film tells the story of a couple chased by the gangster and police. The couple meet by accident and they have nothing to do with the bank robbery but were involved in the chase.
4. Gaayam – 1993
Gaayam was directed by Ram Gopal Varma and starred Jagapathi Babu, Revathi and Urmila Matondkar. Film tells the story of young man who is about to marry a girl. Unfortunately his brother is killed by the local MLA and he wants to take revenge for the death. Rest of the story is about his attempt to bring down the MLA.
5. Money – 1993
Money was directed by Ram Gopal Varma and starred J. D. Chakravarthy, Chinna, Jayasudha, Paresh Rawal and Bramhanandam. Film tells the story of two young men who kidnap a rich girl for money. But they come to know that her husband wants to kill her too and rest of the story is about how the kidnappers save the girl from her husband.
6. Rangeela – 1995
Rangeela was directed by Ram Gopal Varma and starred Aamir Khan, Jackie Shroff and Urmila Matondkar. Film was a huge hit and earned INR210 million at box office. Film tells the story of two best friends who dreams about Bollywood films, the girl is able to get a job as an extra un films and protagonist starts to sell cinema tickets at theatres. Her dancing skills get her the role of heroine. But both superstar and her best friend fall for her.
7. Anaganaga Oka Roju – 1997
Anaganaga Oka Roju was directed by Ram Gopal Varma and starred J. D. Chakravarthy, Urmila Matondkar, Raghuvaran and Brahmanandam. Film tells the story of young couple who fall in love with each other. But their parents always fight for silly things and they don’t approve their love. Rest of the story is about couple eloping and being chased by the parents and police.
8. Satya – 1998
Satya was directed by Ram Gopal Varma and starred J.D. Chakravarthy, Urmila Matondkar, Manoj Bajpai and Govind Namdev. Film was made with budget of INR20 million and earned INR155 million at box office. Film tells the story of mafia where a guy named Satya who comes to Mumbai for making livelihood. He starts his life as a server in a local dance bar where one day he involves in a fight with local goon. But the local goon is a influential person who gets Sathya arrested for false charges of pimping. Rest of the story is about how he involves with another gangster and the event which changes his life forever.
9. Mast – 1999
Mast was directed by Ram Gopal Varma and starred Urmila Matondkar, Aftab Shivdasani and Antara Mali. Film tells the story of young college student who falls in love with an actress and has wall posters all over his room. When his father visits his room and is infuriated by the attitude of his son. Due to the fight between them son leaves college and goes to meet the actress. He starts working in a nearby café where actress resides. There both of them fall in love, they both decide to run away from home and rest of the story is about they being chased by the goons and police.
10. Jungle – 2000
Jungle was directed by Ram Gopal Varma and starred Sunil Shetty, Fardeen Khan and Urmila Matondkar. Film tells the story of young couple falling in love. She is about to tell her parents about her love but could not tell because of her family tour plans. Unfortunately on their safari tour they were kidnapped by bandits except the protagonist. But they start to torture the innocent in order to get their demands meet. Rest of the story is about how hero takes the bandits down.
11. Company – 2002
Company was directed by Ram Gopal Varma and starred Mohanlal, Ajay Devgan, Manisha Koirala and Vivek Oberoi. Film was made with budget of INR20 crore and earned INR40 crore at box office. Film tells the story of Indian mafia organization. Film revolves around a young man who wants to make a career out of underworld, he meets the local gangster, rest of the story is about the blood bath in mafia wars.
12. Bhoot – 2003
Bhoot was directed by Ram Gopal Varma and starred Ajay Devgan, Urmila Matondkar, Rekha, Fardeen Khan and Nana Patekar. Film tells the story of a couple who buy an apartment for a ridiculously low price. They consider themselves lucky for getting such a great deal on apartment but very soon they realize that it was haunted by ghost and hence they got such price. Previous owner of the apartment committed suicide after killing her own son. Rest of the story is about how they face the ghost which possesses his wife.
13. Sarkar – 2005
Sarkar was directed by Ram Gopal Varma and starred Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Kay Kay Menon and Katrina Kaif. Film was made with budget of INR130 million and earned INR400 million at box office. Film tells the story of Mumbai local leader known as Sarkar, he is considered as god by his followers. He delivers justice to people whenever police and judiciary fail to do it. His young son comes to India after completing his education and wants to take on his father business. But his girl friend is not happy with the way Sarkar runs the things. Rest of the story is about the betrayal of Sarkar’s own people and he is saved by his son.
14. Sarkar Raj – 2008
Sarkar Raj was directed by Ram Gopal Varma and starred Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Dilip Prabhavalkar. Film was made with budget of INR280 million and earned INR594.6 million at box office. Film tells the story of young CEO of power company based in London making efforts to establish her business in Indian soil. She was advised by a person to seek the help of local leader who was the son of Sarkar. In the previous film she was in love with him and broke up because of his father’s dealings.
15. Phoonk – 2008
Phoonk was directed by Ram Gopal Varma and starred Sudeep, Amruta Khanvilkar and Ahsaas Channa. Film was made with budget of INR3 crore and earned INR33 crore at box office. Film tells the story of young civil engineer who just moved to a new house in Mumbai with his wife and two kids. Their house is haunted by supernatural power. There were several instances where they find black magic happening in their house which looks like affecting their family. Rest of the story is about how he faces the situation with the help of his friends.
16. Rowdy – 2014
Rowdy was directed by Ram Gopal Varma and starred Mohan Babu, Vishnu Manchu, Jayasudha and Shanvi Srivastav. Film was a blockbuster hit at box office and earned INR33 crores. Film tells the story of a local leader who delivers justice to people, at the beginning he was seen punishing the teacher for harassing his pregnant wife for dowry. He is also politically very influential person who decides to stop a project which would drown 34 villages in the local. Rest of the story is about how the protagonist joins his father to defeat the villains in their fight against justice.